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Considering Canada?

Immigrating to Canada and becoming a licensed, practising physiotherapist can be a challenging process. CAPR has developed a series of resources to help you better understand the regulatory and working environment. Read More

About the Credentialling Process

For internationally-educated physiotherapists, credentialling is the process of evaluating documentary evidence to determine if your qualifications are not substantially different from Canadian entry-to-practice standards. This section provides detailed information on the process, timing and costs associated with credentialling. Read More

Taking the Exam

To become a licensed physiotherapist in Canada (except for Quebec) you must successfully complete the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE) before you are eligible to obtain an independent licence to practise in Canada. Click here to learn more about the format of the PCE, as well as the associated costs and typical overall timeline. Read More

Licensure

“Physiotherapy”, also known as “physical therapy” is a regulated profession in Canada. That means by law, you are required to be licenced to practise. The responsibility for licensing physiotherapists is held by provincial and territorial Regulatory Colleges. Read More

About the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators

The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR) is a credentialling and assessment agency that provides evaluation services on behalf of our Members – the Canadian provincial and territorial physiotherapy regulators (called Colleges). Read More

Repeating the Exam

Written Component

No candidate can take the Written Component more than 3 times in any one calendar year.

There is more information about repeating an exam in the Exam Policies.

You can ask us to rescore your exam if you think there might be a mistake in your exam score report. There is more information about rescoring in the Exam Policies and in the Frequently Asked Questions.

You can request Administrative Reconsideration if you think that there were issues on the day of the exam that affected your performance. There is more information about Administrative Reconsideration in the Exam Policies and in the Frequently Asked Questions.

Clinical Component

There is more information about repeating an exam in the Exam Policies.

You can ask us to rescore your exam if you think there might be a mistake in your exam score report. There is more information about rescoring in the Exam Policies and in the Frequently Asked Questions.

You can request administrative reconsideration if you think that there were issues on the day of the exam that affected your performance. There is more information about administrative reconsideration in the Exam Policies and in the Frequently Asked Questions.

You can request a file review if you want more detailed information about your exam performance. There is more information about file review in the Exam Policies and in the Frequently Asked Questions. Before you ask for a file review, you should look at the sample file review, so you will know what to expect. You can use the file review application below to request your File Review.

Here are some documents and resources that may help you when you are preparing to write the exam again.

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